13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:13
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 13
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Wisdom חָכְמָ֑ה H2451 Noun - feminine singular is found תִּמָּצֵ֣א H4672 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular on the lips בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣י H8193 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct of the discerning נָ֭בוֹן H995 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular but a rod וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט H7626 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular is for the back לְגֵ֣ו H1460 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of him who lacks חֲסַר־ H2638 Adjective - masculine singular construct judgment לֵֽב׃ H3820 Noun - masculine singular